In the 60’s the Avenue D was owned and run by Erwin Breuer and Max Schiering who also owned and ran the Granada, the Rugby, the Fair (in Queens) and the Highway. After closing as a theatre the Avenue D was run as a catering hall for weddings and parties for a number of years.

The theater closed toward the end of 1953 for several months and reopened in Fall 1954. Marquee had a new trim color, light blue from faded red, and fresh paint in lobby and bath rooms. First movie I saw under the new management was (may have been opener for House) was “Return From the Sea” with Neville Brand and Jan Sterling.

New booking policy seemed to favor double bills of action B movies from Republic, Allied Artists, etc. and re-issues of similar genre from all studios instead of last runs of current releases that had played the upper tier